2006 News

Technology Assurance Labs, LLC Awarded Contract to Develop
Strategic Network Plan for Martin County,

Orlando, Fla. (March 24, 2006) --- Technology Assurance Labs, LLC, a University of Central Florida Technology Incubator firm that specializes in networking technology, recently received a major assignment from Martin County, Fla.

Kenneth Stauffer, co-founder and partner in the firm, said Martin County, Fla. hired his firm to develop a five-year strategic network plan.

“New technology, new providers, and regulatory changes, are impacting the way local government deliver services to their constituents,” said Stauffer. “Working with Martin County we will develop a strategic plan to create a network capable of providing existing and new services for the county and insuring continuity of those services to its constituents,” Stauffer explained.

The five-year strategic plan will include current requirements and identify growth areas to develop a capital budget, Stauffer said.

“Our relationship with Technology Assurance Labs spans many projects and we trust them to work with us in developing a five-year strategic network plan which will ensure a state-of-the-art network in Martin County,” said Kevin Kryzda, chief information officer for Martin County.

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For more information, please contact:

Ken Stauffer, Co-founder, Technology Assurance Labs, 732-688-0516
Carol Ann Dykes, Chief Operating Officer, UCF Technology Incubator, 407-882-0211
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, LV Communications, 407-644-4142

About Technology Assurance Labs

Technology Assurance Labs, formed in March 2003, is a privately owned Limited Liability Company headquartered in Research Park, Orlando, Fla. It is an independent laboratory, serving equipment vendors, venture capital groups and service providers with services such as technology planning & management, network & system design, and technology testing. Technology Assurance Labs was formed by Ken Stauffer and Doug Peeples, who also created EPIK Labs in 2000. The founders have over 25 years experience in the telecommunications business having worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, IBM, EPIK Communications, and numerous other companies. In 2000, they led a group to create the vision and design for the “NAP of the Americas,” in Miami, Fla. For more information please visit www.talabs.com.

About the UCF Technology Incubator

Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology Incubator has helped more than 80 emerging
technology companies create over $175 million in annual revenue and more than 650 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. As a result of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator was recently named the 2004 Technology Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association. Headquartered in Research Park near the University, the Incubator is a true collaboration in economic development between UCF, Orange County, the City of Orlando, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu.